San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-22
EDITORIAL BREpITIES-

demOcratically cOnsluereu, squanueTeu
the nice little sum of S2,793, 37G.44 for
public printing during the last fiscal
year.
The land law, passed by the 10Th leg
islature. appears to be generally accept
ed as the best bit of legislation accom-
plished by that hirsute body.
The New York Sun will be under
heavier cloud of democratic displeasure
until after Cleveland's defeat for re-
nomination, than any luminary In this
country.
The responses made to the calls OF the
drouth committee have been prompt and
generous. The work Of the committee Is
being prosecuted with wise earnest
ness, and the Alamo city is doing herself
credit by the efiectual and business-like
methods OF her relief work.
The Florida senatorial deadlock con-
tinues and dark horse has entered the
race, II being quite certain that neither
Perry nor BlOxham could carry the legis-
lsture. The name OF the dark horse,
however. is not Jones, but PasoO.
The crowned heads OF Europe are in
holy terror OF the proposed French cele-
bration Of 1889, called an Exposition, but
which the mOnarchies justly fear as com
memorative OF the great revolution OF
1888.
IT ia now charged that Jim NoDer-
mott, the Irish traitor, who is under the
special protection of the British govern
ment, wrote the forged ParneIl letter.
He was previously mixed up In the
Mosey letter forgery case, ana this for.
gerry is said to bear Jim's earmarks very
plainly.
The democracy of Wisconsin have q
legislative scan. mag. on their hands.
When they get through with inVestlgat-
ing Brother Dakin, for attempt at whole
sale bribery, they will have little more
respect for republican integrity than
some OF them appeared to have when
they opened the bribery business.
SAN JACINTo day came In with the
usual ceremonies, was observed in the
old way and went about its business at
II O'Clock last night to duly reappear one
wear later. The day was very generally
kept as holiday and was made the oc-
casion OF many delightful plcnlGs IN
northern and central Iexas.
THE Waco Day is striking harder licks
for the prohibition party than any other
journal In the state of Texas. 1t is not so
Intensely partisan rs to be disgusting,
and hits "where it looks" with perfect
loOseness-as the crOss-eyed man said
when he tried to knock down a bullock
for slaughter.
The Grover democrats are happy.
They saddle all the sins oftheir chief on
Sam Randall, whom as the Jonah of
their party they would heave overheard,
watch Grover as he heayes another re-
publican postmaster out of office, take
one more drink and feel that the coun-
try is safe.
The unwarranted arrest of NJ. Scha-
belle, as reported in our Yesterdays dis
patches. is very likely to lead to severe
| complications between France and Ger
many. Later and fuller reports inform
the press that the arrest was actually
made on French soil, but a pretext for
the outrage is not even suggested.
France will await Germany's explana-
ton before regarding it as an actual
casus belli.
Eopr wopru ia bidding for tba favor
oftHa ,oJioS and Ht6or town- noIst fo II
a.. "" fi,a nr 80 80 D"sitinn w..
Eor. bos a hiiiiorJ bsii foP IoGies but M
iodies con On rbere vithont on escort in
hifnrcstad Gsrmants This WON'T do
IoGias clu6 wbere M gantIsmen are
| admitted, would fill the bill better.
THESE hard times are telling on many
of the local Journals, particularly in the
country towns, and one by one they are
falling out of the ranks. This is TO be
regretted. The more isolated q town,
the more need of its own home Journal.
There is not a town in Texas of 500 peo-
home paper, and there is not a town of
that size in which a home paper need
fail of suppOrt,
9orsroN ia bidding IoudIv for rho
roiI,torv o,nomnmant this yoor 80
Antonio ia rho o,,Iv citv IN tho stato tbat
hos tbo r,iIit"rU ni,cE ana iiborafftr &c to
send two teo4S Ior evep onoI ~ rho
WoSbington JriII. rho TnitaJ Sto tnS
military headquarters for Texas are
here: the drill grounds of the state are
within our corporate limits and easy OF
access by rail and street cars: the United
States regulars. cavalry and artillery are
here to help form the greatest military
pageaDt the state has ever witnessed.
and there is no CITY In the state that can
come within ten miles of putting nm so
MANY reasons for holding the big drill
here. AZ can San Antonio. the mill
tary center of Texas.
The democracy OF Iexas saved itself,
or trled TO, from the consequences OF
their unoemocratlc act IN submitting the
prohlDltlon question, Dy signing the pa
per prepared by the chairman OF the
state uemoeratlG executive committee,
henry Exsil; ms document declares
tnat prohioltloh Is an issue IN winch the
democratic party, as party, cannot